The National Retail Federation estimates that the average family will spend nearly 670-dollars on clothes, shoes, supplies and electronic this back-to-school season. That's up about five percent from last year.

"We would have to go without food if we couldn't find stuff at the Salvation Army" Sharon said.

“Throughout the year we save school supplies or clothes," Wisemore said. “We get a lot of brand new items, so we save them, and when it gets to be back to school time we put them in the store at a much lesser price than they would pay at a department store."

And at places like the salvation army thrift store, keeping the racks full depends on you.

"We can always use more donations of all sorts," Wisemore said. “We're asking the public to please bring it in now because this is when it is needed."